Southern Geoscience Consultants have assisted Orion Minerals Limited (ASX/JSE: ORN) regional geophysical programme efforts at their Prieska Zinc-Copper Project, Northern Cape Province, South Africa. The SGC team, led by Senior Consultant Geophysicist Russell Mortimer have been supervising the near-mine exploration program. A helicopter-borne Electromagnetic/Magnetic survey (SkyTEM 312HP) was completed over the Repli, Vardocube and Bartotrax prospecting rights, which form part of the Prieska Zinc-Copper Project during December 2018 (refer to ASX release 16th January 2019).

In addition, Orion has now received final optimised models for Down-hole Time Domain Electromagnetic (DHTDEM) surveys targeting possible extensions of the Deep Sulphide Mineral Resource.

Both surveys have been highly successful/effective in identifying priority targets for follow-up exploration and drill testing.